Comparison

Dive Scuba Steve vs DIVEROUT

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dive Scuba Steve

Discover the best dive spots in the Victoria area with detailed site maps, sea life identification, and links to tide and current information. Plan your dives with driving directions and hazard descriptions.

Highlights
  • Dive site maps with dive descriptions
  • Sea life identification guide
  • Tide and current information links
  • Driving directions to dive sites
  • Hazard descriptions for dive locations
  • Local webcams
Features
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Planning on getting wet while on the ‘wet’ coast? Whether you are a local diver, or a visitor to southern Vancouver Island, the Dive Scuba Steve app has the information a diver needs to find the best dive spots in the Victoria area. Features of the app: Dive Site Maps - Site maps contain an overall profile of the site and a description of two dives. As well, there are descriptions of possible hazards unique to each site, links to tide tables, and driving directions. Sea Life Identification - Photos and descriptions of some of the most common sea life to be found in this area. Links to tide and current information. Local web cams and a couple of fun web cams not in this area. Currently the app lists the most popular dive sites in the Victoria area, but future releases will include more dive sites and sea life found on Vancouver Island.

About

DIVEROUT

This app transforms your Apple Watch into a comprehensive dive computer for scuba, freediving, and snorkeling. It offers AI-powered color correction for underwater photos and videos, advanced freediving training tools, and a community for connecting with other divers.

Highlights
  • Apple Watch dive computer functionality
  • AI underwater photo/video color correction
  • Freediving training and testing
  • Dive computer logbook integration
  • Dive community and buddy tracking
  • Dive site and shop exploration
Features
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DIVEROUT is an all-in-one dive companion for Apple Watch Ultra, dive log management, underwater media, freediving training, and dive trip planning. It is built for divers who want one place to plan, dive, import, improve, remember, and share their underwater life without splitting every step across separate tools. • Apple Watch Ultra dive computer Turn Apple Watch Ultra into a real-time dive computer for scuba, freediving, and snorkeling. DIVEROUT supports automatic water detection, depth, temperature, battery, no-decompression limit, safety stops, decompression planning, ceiling estimates, time-to-surface, ascent-rate tracking, Air and Nitrox, and the Bühlmann ZH-L16C model with Gradient Factors. Keep the key dive information on your wrist, whether you are checking the plan before entry, monitoring your profile underwater, or reviewing the session after surfacing. • AI tank pressure prediction Plan dives with more confidence even without a transmitter. After a few dives with simple input, DIVEROUT learns your breathing and gas consumption patterns, then estimates gas trends from depth and time. • Dive computer import Bring your logbook together from major dive computers and dive platforms, including Garmin Dive, Suunto, Shearwater, Diverlog+, Oceanic, Oceanic+, Apple Watch, PADI, SSI, ATMOS, UDDF, and more. Instead of leaving your dive history scattered across devices and accounts, DIVEROUT helps you keep depth, time, gas, media, notes, and training records in one organized logbook. • AI underwater color correction Restore blue and green underwater photos and videos with one tap. DIVEROUT supports photo and video enhancement, batch processing, and fine tuning for clearer memories from every trip. • Freediving and apnea training Run apnea tests and training sessions from your wrist, track progress over time, and save every session automatically to your dive log. DIVEROUT helps freedivers keep training history connected with the rest of their underwater activity, from casual pool sessions to ocean dives. • Logbook, community, and buddies Record depth, bottom time, gas mix, marine life, notes, media, and shared dives. Follow divers, share stories, manage dive buddies, and keep your dive history connected. • Dive shops and trip planning Find trusted dive shops and dive sites worldwide, browse details and reviews, filter by location and service, and plan your next underwater adventure with less friction. Whether you are preparing a local weekend dive or a longer dive trip, DIVEROUT helps connect planning, diving, logging, media, and community in one workflow. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://diverout.com/privacy

Screenshots

Dive Scuba Steve4 screens
DIVEROUT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dive Scuba Steve at 100% against DIVEROUT's 65%. Dive Scuba Steve also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). DIVEROUT's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 44 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DIVEROUT sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Dive Scuba Steve asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dive Scuba Steve ships an update every 44 months, DIVEROUT every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dive Scuba Steve versus DIVEROUT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDive Scuba SteveDIVEROUT
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.6 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better64.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB293 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOverstated Intelligence LimitedDIVEROUT Tech Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Dive Scuba Steve

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DIVEROUT

All ratings28 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative31.6%

In-app purchases

None

Dive Scuba Steve

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

DIVEROUT

Subscriptions9
  • Watch - Snorkeling Month$0.991 Month
  • Mobile+ Month$2.991 Month
  • Watch - Freediving Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Watch - Scuba Diving Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Watch - Snorkeling Year$7.991 Year
  • Watch - Scuba Diving Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Mobile+ Year$23.991 Year
  • Watch - Scuba Diving Half-Year$39.996 Months
  • Watch - Scuba Diving Yearly1 Year trial$63.991 Year
One-time1
  • Apple Watch+ Lifetime$159.99

Questions

Is Dive Scuba Steve free?
Dive Scuba Steve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DIVEROUT free?
DIVEROUT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dive Scuba Steve or DIVEROUT have ads?
Neither Dive Scuba Steve nor DIVEROUT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dive Scuba Steve or DIVEROUT?
Dive Scuba Steve ships an update every 44 months, and DIVEROUT every 8 days. Most recently, Dive Scuba Steve was updated on November 1, 2026 and DIVEROUT on November 12, 2026.

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